Upon entering the bar, the explosive music suddenly began assaulting the eardrums.
The bar was now crowded, with a DJ gyrating on the central stage and scantily clad dancers gyrating on stages around the room. Many people were drinking, some swaying to the music in their booths, others waving their arms in front of the DJ.
The two guides did not linger in the bar but walked straight through the dim and noisy area to a small door marked "Staff Only, No Entry for Outsiders" and opened it, gesturing for Gao Yi and Sherkin to enter.
When Green and Lucy tried to follow, the two men extended their hands to stop them.
Sherkin was alone, while Gao Yi had two followers, but they were still stopped.
Green and Lucy were directed to a booth that already had drinks prepared. Gao Yi looked back, nodded, and then followed Sherkin further along a narrow corridor.
